Lying in bed and tossing and turning, always waking up in the middle of the night, shallow sleep, dreaming all night long, waking up early, etc. are all insomnia. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the operation of yin and yang depends on the normal function and coordination of the five viscera and six internal organs, and the malfunction of the five viscera can affect sleep and lead to insomnia.
How to regulate insomnia in Chinese medicine?
1, Liver disease insomnia
Insomnia from liver disease is divided into two types, one is liver depression and qi stagnation type, and the other is liver fire. The former is due to the damage of liver drainage function, making qi stagnation, whose main characteristics are disorderly thoughts before going to bed at night, tossing and turning, sleeplessness, depression during the day, chest pain, abdominal distension, etc. The principle of its management is to dredge the liver and disperse the nodules and calm the mind, under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners with Xiao Chai Hu Tang with Prosperity San plus or minus; the latter is due to emotional disorder or liver stagnation and fire, causing liver and gallbladder qi fire upward, such people cannot sleep at night. These people cannot sleep at night, and even after falling asleep, they wake up easily and often have dreams, accompanied by distraction, dry mouth and head swelling, etc. The principle of its management is to clear the liver and heat and calm the mind, so they should use Gentian Diarrhea Liver Soup plus or minus under the guidance of a doctor.
2, Insomnia due to lung disease
Insomnia caused by cough and asthma, which may lead to restless sleep and even chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations and white tongue coating, the principle of treatment is to promote the lung, calm asthma and tranquilize the mind, so one can choose Ma Huang Tang with addition and subtraction.
3, Insomnia of heart disease
Tachycardia, frequent premature beats, myocarditis and coronary heart disease are prone to insomnia, which is caused by liver stagnation, heart qi deficiency or heart blood stasis. The characteristics of hyperactive heart fire are distraction, heat, poor sleep quality, accompanied by mouth ulcers, dry stools and yellow urine, etc. The principle of management is to clear the heart and remove fire and calm the mind.
4, Spleen and stomach disease insomnia
Heart blood deficiency combined with weak spleen qi can weaken the transport function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in a reduction of qi and blood biochemistry and insufficient blood supply to the brain, which leads to restless sleep, easy nightmares, difficulty in sleeping after waking up in the middle of the night, accompanied by memory loss, panic and poor appetite, yellow face and white tongue coating, etc. The principle of management is to nourish the heart and calm the mind and strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, which should be regulated with GUI Spleen Tang plus or minus.
5, insomnia in kidney disease
When the heart and kidneys are not intertwined, it will lead to difficulty sleeping at night, distraction, memory loss, irregular bowel movements, hot flashes and night sweats, and dizziness and tinnitus, etc. The principle of its management is to nourish the heart and calm the mind and nourish the heart and kidneys.
Warm Tips
Regardless of which problem is caused by insomnia, it should be dialectically adjusted under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, not to take sleeping pills without authorization, so as not to further aggravate the insomnia problem, but also to bring adverse reactions. You should adjust your work and rest, go to bed at a fixed time, and relax and improve your sleep by meditating, soaking your feet or taking a bath or listening to music before going to bed.